Anastacia, the American singer-songwriter, who supposed to have a concert tours in Dubai and in Europe this month and this coming April 2013 was recently diagnosed of breast cancer again after she survived the disease in January 2003 after a successful surgery and radiotherapies were done.

Anastacia is supposed to have a concert in March 30 in Dubai World Cup and she’ll up for her London tour in April 6, 2013. But because of her disease, the crew, staff and productions audio interface should be set aside for now.

There have been several reality shows on TV about singers that compete for their chance at fame. Three of the most popular shows, however, are American Idol, The Voice, and The X Factor. Each of these shows relies on votes from either the audience or judges (or both) to determine the winner. Of course, this scenario often leads to upsets — and yes, there have been plenty.

American Idol was the original singing talent reality show. It has been on TV since 2002, where the original judges were Simon Cowell, Randy Jackson, and Paula Abdul. Several celebrity judges have come and gone from the show since the first season including Kara DioGuardi, Ellen DeGeneres, Steven Tyler, and Jennifer Lopez. The current judges are Randy Jackson, Nicki Minaj, Keith Urban, and Mariah Carey.

Here are some historical upsets seen on American Idol:

Fans exploded when Jennifer Hudson was voted off the show in 2004, speculating about racism and lack of votes due to a power outage in her home city.

Katharine McPhee beat out Chris Daughtry in 2006, but he went on to sell over 5 million copies of his first song.

In 2008, David Archuleta won the hearts of young girls around the U.S., but was voted off the show in favor of David Cook on the last show.

Adam Lambert was surprisingly voted off the show in 2009. Some people claim it might have been because his sexual orientation was not entirely clear.

In 2011, Casey Abrams was saved by the judges when he received the fewest amount of votes.

Nobody knows why Pia Toscano got the fewest amount of votes, but it certainly shocked the judges when she was voted off the show in 2011.

On The Voice, contestants are judged based on their singing ability, but the judges are not as harsh as the judges historically seen on American Idol. Adam Levine, Blake Shelton, Christina Aguilera, and Cee Lo Green give constructive criticism to the contestants. The gimmicky clips of bad auditions are also left off this show.
Here are some of the upsets seen on The Voice in its short run time:

Juliet Simms, a Rocker chick, and favored winner, was beat out by the R&B crooner, Jermaine Paul, on Blake Shelton’s team in 2012.

Disgruntled contestant, Hailey Steele, was booted from the show after a sing-off against Moses Stone where she refused to talk to the cameras.

This reality show debuted in the U.S. in 2012. It was originally a U.K. series that was very similar to both The Voice and American Idol. The judges are Simon Cowell (originally from American Idol) Britney Spears, L.A. Reid, and Demi Lovato. The twist this reality show brings is that each of the judges mentors the contestants, instead of just providing criticism.

There haven’t been many upsets yet because the show is so new, but here is one:

Astro was put in the bottom two after an awesome performance of “I’ll Be Missing You.” Some people believe it might be simply because of his hip-hop, rap genre. Others say it might be because of his age (15).

Both The Voice and The X Factor are newer reality shows, so they have not seen as many upsets as American Idol. Of course, even if your favorite contestants get voted off a show, that doesn’t mean you won’t be able to hear their music again. Some go on to perform top hits. You can also go to their concerts to support them. Previous contestants from American Idol perform on American Idols live, and some contestants from other shows have their own concerts.

The multi-platinum singer and songwriter Taylor Swift has announced the worldwide release of her fourth album on October 22 during a live web chat while I was sporting for wrestling mat.

Taylor Swift to release 4th album, “Red” (image from perezhilton.com)

According to news release, the album titled “Red” has 16 tracks in it and it was also during the web chat that she launched the very first single of the album, “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together”. That immediately rise rapidly to the top of iTunes top songs chart. And it also raised speculations on which the target of the song might be as she implicitly voiced it out that it is to her ex-boyfriend.

The highly anticipated Taylor Swift’s fourth album titled ”Red’ was in contrast to her latest album “Speak Now” as she collaborated with several songwriters, artists and producers which was two years in the making. She also revealed that she called it “Red” because of the different emotions from the relationships that she have experienced in the past two years. And at a very young age of 22, she became the youngest winner of the Grammy Award for Album of the Year in history. She is also a six-time Grammy winner while Time magazine named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world and there’s still a long lists of awards to mention.

After Aniston’s break up with Brad Pitt years ago, she is now ready for new married life as she accepts the proposal of Justin Theroux on Friday, during Theroux birthday.

“Justin Theroux had an amazing birthday on Friday, receiving an extraordinary gift when his girlfriend, Jennifer Aniston, accepted his proposal of marriage,” Theroux’s representative told People magazine.

Aniston, 43, and Theroux, 41, were first dating during their movie together, Wanderlust, in 2011.